EANS-General Meeting: K+S Aktiengesellschaft / Announcement convening the general meeting

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K+S Aktiengesellschaft
with registered seat in Kassel, Germany
ISIN : DE000KSAG888
WKN: KSAG88

Invitation to the Ordinary Annual General Meeting

to be held on 9. May 2012, 10.00 a.m., in the Kongress Palais Kassel
- Stadthalle, Holger-Börner-Platz 1, 34119 Kassel.

I. Agenda 1. Presentation of the approved annual financial statements
of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, of the approved consolidated financial
statements, of the management report, of the consolidated management
report and of the Supervisory Board report, in each case for the 2011
financial year, as well as of the explanatory report of the Board of
Executive Directors concerning the information under Sections 289
Paragraph 4 and 315 Paragraph 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB)

These documents can be found on the Internet under
www.k-plus-s.com/agm. They are also available for inspection in the
offices of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Bertha-von-Suttner-Strasse 7,
34131 Kassel, Germany. The documents will furthermore be available
during the Annual General Meeting. The Supervisory Board has approved
the annual and consolidated financial statements. In accordance with
legal requirements, no resolution is adopted concerning this item of
the Agenda. You will find a related explanation on the Internet under
www.k-plus-s.com/agm.

2. Adoption of a resolution on the appropriation of profits

The Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board propose
that the following resolution be adopted:

The accumulated profit of the 2011 financial year shall be
appropriated as follows:

Distribution of a dividend of EUR 1.30 on 191,400,000
no-par value shares entitled to dividends EUR 248,820,000.00
Profit carried forward EUR 11,231,126.11
Accumulated profit EUR 260,051,126.11

3. Adoption of a resolution about the ratification of the actions of
the Board of Executive Directors

The Supervisory Board and the Board of Executive Directors propose
that the actions of the members of the Board of Executive Directors
be ratified for the 2011 financial year.

4. Adoption of a resolution about the ratification of the actions of
the Supervisory Board

The Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board propose
that the actions of the members of the Supervisory Board be ratified
for the 2011 financial year.

5. Election of the auditor for the 2012 financial year

Upon recommendation of its Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board
proposes to elect Deloitte & Touche GmbH,Hanover, Germany, as auditor
for the financial statements and consolidated financial statements
for the 2012 financial year.

6. Election to the Supervisory Board

The office of the Supervisory Board Chairman Dr. Bethke ends upon the
end of the Annual General Meeting on 9 May 2012.

Upon recommendation of its Nomination Committee, the Supervisory
Board proposes to elect

Dr. Ralf Bethke (69), business administration graduate, entrepreneur
(as a member of the supervisory boards named below), Deidesheim,
Germany (you will find the curriculum vitae on the Internet under
www.k-plus-s.com/agm) to the Supervisory Board again for the period
from the end of the Annual General Meeting on 9 May 2012 until the
end of the Annual General Meeting, which decides about the
ratification of actions for the 2016 financial year.

The Supervisory Board intends to confirm Dr. Bethke as Chairman.

Dr. Bethke is a member of the supervisory boards of Benteler
International AG, Salzburg, Austria (deputy chairman), of Dr. Jens
Ehrhardt Kapital AG, Pullach, Germany (chairman), of Süddeutsche
Zuckerrübenverwertungsgenossenschaft EG , Stuttgart-Ochsenfurt,
Germany, and of Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfur Mannheim, Germany.

The composition of the Supervisory Board is determined by Sections 96
Paragraph 1 and 101 Paragraph 1 of the German Stock Corporation Act
(AktG) and by Section 7 Paragraph 1 No. 2 of the Co-Determination
Act. The Annual General Meeting is not bound to election proposals.

7. Adoption of a resolution about the revision of Section 12 of the
Articles of Association

The Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board consider
that an exclusively fixed remuneration of the members of the
Supervisory Board better takes account of the consulting and
supervising functions of the Supervisory Board, which generally
exists independently of the success of the Company, than the existing
form of remuneration, which also includes a variable component.
Furthermore, it appears reasonable to adjust the remuneration for the
activity in the committees of the Supervisory Board to the greater
workload and complexity. The proposed change to the Supervisory Board
remuneration is intended to ensure that in future too, members can be
found for the Supervisory Board who have a high level of competence
and long-term as well as international experience in the governance
of and in providing advice to companies or business-related
institutions.

The Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board therefore
propose that Section 12 of the Articles of Association be revised as
follows:

" Section 12 Supervisory Board remuneration, reimbursement of
out-of-pocket expenses (1) A member of the Supervisory Board receives
annual remuneration of EUR 100,000. The chairman of the Supervisory
Board receives twice this amount and the deputy chairman receives one
and a half times the remuneration pursuant to sentence 1.

(2) A member of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board receives
further remuneration of EUR 15,000 per year. The chairman of this
committee receives twice this amount and the deputy chairman receives
one and a half times the amount of such additional remuneration.

(3) A member of the Personnel Committee of the Supervisory Board
receives further remuneration of EUR 7,500 per year. The chairman of
this committee receives twice this amount and the deputy chairman
receives one and a half times the amount of such additional
remuneration.

(4) A member of the Nomination Committee of the Supervisory Board
receives further remuneration of EUR 7,500 per year, if at least two
meetings were held in that year. The chairman of this committee
receives twice this amount and the deputy chairman receives one and a
half times the amount of such additional remuneration.

(5) A member of the Supervisory Board, who has been a member of the
Supervisory Board or, as the case may be, of one of its committees
only for part of a year, receives one twelfth of the respective
annual remuneration pursuant to paragraphes 1 to 4 for each commenced
month of such membership.

(6) The Company pays an attendance fee of EUR 750 to each member of
the Supervisory Board for attending a meeting of the Supervisory
Board or of one of its committees of which he is a member, however,
in the case of several meetings per day a maximum of EUR 1,500 per
day.

(7) The members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to the
reimbursement from the Company of any expenses necessary and
reasonable for the performance of their duties. Furthermore, they are
entitled to the reimbursement of any value added tax to be paid by
them as a consequence of their Supervisory Board activity.

(8) The provisions of this Section 12 will apply for the first time
to the remuneration to be paid for the 2012 financial year."

8. Adoption of a resolution about the supplement of Section 15 of the
Articles of Association

The Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board propose to
decide to supplement Section 15 of the Articles of Association by the
following Paragraph 2, whereby the previous text under Section 15
becomes Paragraph 1:

"(2) The Board of Executive Directors may stipulate that shareholders
are permitted to cast their votes, even without participating in the
Annual General Meeting, in writing or by way of electronic
communication (postal vote). The Board of Executive Directors also
determines the further details of the procedure, which it will
announce when it convenes the Annual General Meeting."

II. Further information and instructions regarding the Annual General
Meeting

1. Preconditions for the attendance at the Annual General Meeting and
the exercise of the voting right

Only those shareholders of the Company, who register with the Company
no later than by 2 May 2012, 12:00 p.m. and are entered in the share
register for the registered shares, are entitled to attend the Annual
General Meeting and exercise the voting right in person or by a
proxy.

The registration may be submitted via the Company´s website under
www.k-plus-s.com/agm. Shareholders, who are entered in the share
register, receive their shareholder number and a related access code
together with the invitation letter to the Annual General Meeting by
mail.

The registration may also be sent to the address

K+S Aktiengesellschaft
c/o Computershare HV-Services AG
Prannerstraße 8
80333 München
fax: +49 89 / 30903-74675
e-mail: anmeldestelle@computershare.de

A form that can be used for this purpose will be sent to
shareholders, who are entered in the share register, together with
the invitation letter to the Annual General Meeting by mail. You will
find more detailed instructions regarding the registration process in
the information on the registration form or on the website
www.k-plus-s.com/agm.

For the exercise of attendance and voting rights, the shareholdings
entered in the share register on 3 May 2012, 0:00 a.m. shall be
decisive, since no transfers will be registered in the share register
between that date and the end of the day of the Annual General
Meeting.

Together with the registration, the shareholder may request an
admission ticket to the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders who use
the online service for registration have the option to print their
admission ticket themselves directly.

Unlike the registration to the Annual General Meeting, the admission
ticket is not a precondition for attendance, but merely serves to
facilitate the procedure at the admission control points for access
to the Annual General Meeting.

If a bank is entered in the share register, it may exercise the
voting rights for shares that do not belong to it only based on a
power of attorney from the shareholder. The same applies to
shareholders´ associations and other equivalent persons pursuant to
Section 135 Paragraph 8 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
accordingly.

The shares are not blocked by the registration to the Annual General
Meeting; shareholders can therefore continue to dispose freely over
their shares after completing the registration.

Holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) will please direct any
questions they may have to Ba nk of New York Mellon, New York, Phone:
+1 888/269-2377, or to their bank or their broker.

2. Proxy voting procedure

Shareholders, who are entered in the share register, may also have
their voting right exercised by a proxy, e. g. a bank or
shareholders´ association, in the Annual General Meeting. A timely
registration is also required in this case.

Granting the power of attorney, revoking it, and proof of
authorization vis-à-vis the Company require the text form and may be
transmitted to the Company under the Internet address

www.k-plus-s.com/agm

in accordance with the procedure determined by the Company.

Transmission may also be effected to the address

K+S Aktiengesellschaft
c/o Computershare HV-Services AG
Prannerstraße 8
80333 München
fax: +49 89 / 30903-74675
e-mail: k-plus-s-hv2012@computershare.de

A form, which may be used to grant power of attorney, will be sent to
the shareholders together with the invitation letter or, as the case
may be, the admission ticket to the Annual General Meeting together
with additional information on granting power of attorney.

On the day of the Annual General Meeting, the power of attorney may
be granted, revoked, and the proof of authorization may be documented
electronically under www.kplus-s.com/agm, under fax no. +49
89/30903-74675, or at the admission points to the Annual General
Meeting.

Exemptions from the text form requirement may exist for banks,
shareholders´ associations, or equivalent persons or institutions
(compare Section 135 and Section 125 Paragraph 5 of the German Stock
Corporation Act (AktG)).

We offer our shareholders to have themselves represented in the
Annual General Meeting by proxies appointed by the Company. Granting
the power of attorney and its revocation require the text form and
may be transmitted under the Internet address www.k-plus-s.com/agm or
to the above-mentioned address. The proxies appointed by the Company
exercise the voting right exclusively based on the instructions
issued by the shareholder. Please note that the proxies appointed by
the Company will not accept any mandates to make speeches, enter
objections against resolutions of the Annual General Meeting, or to
ask questions or submit motions.

Shareholders, who would like to authorize the proxies appointed by
the Company or the banks and shareholders´ associations participating
in the online service over the Internet, require their shareholder
number and the related access password for this.

We would like to point out that powers of attorney and instructions
issued via the Internet-based system can only be changed using this
system and may be revoked only there or by attending the Annual
General Meeting in person and issuing a declaration in text form.

If a shareholder authorizes more than one person, the Company may
reject one or several of them.

3.Shareholder rights

Shareholders, whose shares together amount to one-twentieth of the
share capital or the proportionate amount of EUR 500,000, may demand
pursuant to Section 122 Paragraph 2 of the German Stock Corporation
Act (AktG) that items are placed on the Agenda and announced.
Requests to amend the Agenda must be received by the Company at least
30 days prior to the meeting, i. e. by 8 April 2012, 12:00 p.m. We
ask that requests to amend the Agenda be sent to the following
address:

K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Investor Relations
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
34131 Kassel, Germany

Each shareholder has the right to submit a counter-motion to any
proposal of the Board of Executive Directors and/ or the Supervisory
Board concerning a specific item of the Agenda. A counter-motion must
be made available on the Company´s website as set forth in more
detail in Section 126 Paragraph 1 and 2 of the German Stock
Corporation Act (AktG), if it is received by the Company under the
address specified below no later than on 24 April 2012, 12:00 p.m.

Each shareholder may also submit an election proposal for the
election of Supervisory Board members or of auditors to the Company
as set forth in more detail in Section 127 of the German Stock
Corporation Act (AktG). An election proposal must be made available
on the Company´s website as set forth in more detail in Sections 127,
126 Paragraph 1 and 2 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG), if
it is received by the Company under the address specified below no
later than on 24 April 2012, 12:00 p.m.

We will make counter-motions or election proposals, which we have
received in time, available on the Internet under
www.k-plus-s.com/agm, if they meet the legal requirements.We will
also make any comments by the management available under the
aforementioned Internet address. We will announce motions for
amendments received in time, if they meet the legal requirements.
Counter-motions and election proposals from shareholders shall be
exclusively addressed to:

K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Investor Relations
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
34131 Kassel
fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425
e-mail: investor-relations@k-plus-s.com

Upon request, the Board of Executive Directors shall provide
information to any shareholder or shareholders´ representative during
the Annual General Meeting about matters of the Company, if it is
necessary for a proper assessment of the item of the Agenda. The
information obligation also extends to the legal and commercial
relationships of the Company with affiliated companies.

In order to facilitate a proper reply, shareholders and shareholders´
representatives, who intend to submit questions during the Annual
General Meeting, are requested to transmit these questions as early
as possible to the aforementioned address. This transmission is not a
prerequisite for a reply. The information right is not affected by
this.

More detailed explanations and information on the rights of
shareholders under Sections 122 Paragraph 2, 126 Paragraph 1, 127 and
131 Paragraph 1 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) are
available to shareholders on the Company´s website under
www.k-plus-s.com/agm.

4. Total number of shares and voting rights

At the time the Annual General Meeting is convened, the Company´s
share capital is divided into 191,400,000 no-par value registered
shares with the same number of voting rights.

5. Information on the Company´s website

The information according to Section 124a of the German Stock
Corporation Act (AktG) as well as additional explanations regarding
the aforementioned shareholder rights are available on the Company´s
website under www.k-plus-s.com/agm. The recorded voting results will
also be published there after the Annual General Meeting.

Information over the telephone is available under +49 561/9301-1100.

6. Transmiss ion of the Annual General Meeting on the Internet

The Annual General Meeting will be transmitted on the Internet until
the end of the speech of the Chairman of the Board of Executive
Directors under www.k-plus-s.com/agm.

Kassel, March 2012

The Board of Executive Directors
K+S Aktiengesellschaft
with registered seat in Kassel, Germany

Further inquiry note:
Kai Kirchhoff
Telefon: +49(0)561-9301-1885
E-Mail: kai.kirchhoff@k-plus-s.com

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issuer: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
D-34131 Kassel
phone: +49 (0)561 9301-1460
FAX: +49 (0)561 9301-2425
mail: christian.herrmann@k-plus-s.com
WWW: http://www.k-plus-s.com
sector: Chemicals
ISIN: DE000KSAG888
indexes: DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All
Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
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